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... old river bed. Rather than build on the land they created a ribbon park along the 9km. Its delightful; shaded by trees and gardens and with the original bridges still in place. The park ends at the City of Arts and Sciences with a lavish display of modern architecture and water features. This was built between 1996 and 1998.

It must have all cost billions and I'm sure the city is still paying for it!

... normal;">We decided to walk out of the port rather than pay the €20 per person for the bus that MSC Said would take us the 30 mins to the city centre. Today they were not exaggerating, we lakes 15 mins to the end of the port then another 10 mins to the city outskirts, where we caught a local bus for €1.50 each which took us to the old city centre. I did not have a map so ...

... a bad mood. As the market closed we walked across the street to yet another quaint cafe. We enjoyed morro, which turned out to be face of pork. In my mind this is the jowl, however it was the snout. Quite an experience. This was paired with some Bobal and a dish of pulpo: octopus over potato with paprika and garlic, recommended by Raul, our fabulous, handsome waiter.

... silk market, which was a massive complex which was all walled off. They had some great gargoyles on the roof too. Most were normal, but there was one which was a human form, masturbating into a jar! Hilarious. And on the other side was a female one, doing the same thing. (No jar though!) Apparently it looks hilarious when it rains! From there we walked past the markets and down an alleyway where we were told about a local delicacy, the Horchata. It's a sweet milky ...

... surrounded by vast fountains and boulevards. The buildings were really astonishing. We hanged out there for an our or so, took many pictures and really enjoyed the surroundings.

The weather was extremely hot. High twenties/low thirties with some nice breeze coming from the sea. By then we were quite tired. A Museum of Belles Artes about 2km north was a good way to cool down. The contents of of the museum were mostly paintings and ...